27th Street & Astoria Boulevard

The three-way junction of 27th Street and Astoria Boulevard is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria Blvd
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Astoria Blvd/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
17 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
27th Street & Astoria Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria Blvd, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    1,110 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 30 Av N, W
    0.4 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “I AM A RAINBOW TOO” (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson at the Astoria Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/Crescent St, 490 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/Crescent St Q19
    490 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 31 St & Astoria Blvd 31 docks in all
    990 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    850 feet
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 27th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 27th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Astoria Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 411568.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Kid Krazy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Magnolia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  3. Academy of the City Middle School
    540 feet
Show all 9
  1. New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  4. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    920 feet
  5. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  6. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triborough Bridge Playground E Park
    870 feet
  2. Columbus Square
    1,050 feet
  3. Triborough Bridge Playground D Park
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South Older adult center
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 27th Street or Astoria Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.